The No-risk Approach to Starting a Herb Garden
Indoor Herb Growing kits are designed for those who want an easy all-in-one approach to herb growing. If you just haven’t got the time to sit down and learn about the basics of herb growing or to buy the bits and pieces necessary to set up your own herb garden then a herb growing kit could be your best route into growing your own herbs.
Types of Herb Growing Kits
Herb Growing Kits range from starter kits with just 3 or 4 different types of herb seeds to larger kits with a much wide range of herb seeds. The basic kits cost just a few dollars. The larger kits cost between 50 and 80 dollars because they also contain plastic pots for transplanting the herbs outside once they have grown.
The Indoor Culinary Herb Garden Starter Kit shown above is available from Amazon. It contains Parsley, Thyme, Cilantro, Basil, Dill, Oregano, Sweet Marjoram, Chives, Savory, Garlic Chives, Mustard, Sage, and it’s on sale for around $32.
Herb growing kits are also available which meet the needs of those who are interested in particular categories of herbs.
Italian herbs
Containing the herbs that are very widely used in Italian-style cooking – Basil, Oregano, and Parsley.
Culinary Herbs
Lemon Balm, Catnip, Rosemary, Peppermint, German Chamomile, Fever Few, Lavender, Lemon Grass, Marigold, Lemon Bergamot, Angelica, Anise.
Medicinal Herbs
Echinacea, Milk Thistle, Peppermint, Yarrow, German Chamomile, St. Johnswort, Burdock, Fever Few, Lemon Balm, Valerian, Cayenne, Astragalus (Chinese Milkvetch)
Tea Herbs
Lemon Balm, Catnip, Rosemary, Peppermint, German Chamomile, Fever Few, Lavender, Lemon Grass, Marigold, Lemon Bergamot, Angelica, Anise.
In addition to the instructions on herb growing, kits of tea herbs frequently also contain recipes on how to prepare infusions (sometimes also including bags for holding the herbs and an infuser) .
What’s in Herb Growing Kits?
Herb growing kits usually contain the following items:
Herb Seeds – enclosed in sealed packets. There are generally just enough seeds for one batch of herbs
Peat Moss Pellets (see picture) – hard cylindrical pellets which expand and soften on watering. The seeds are placed on top of the pellets.
Fiber Pots/Planting Tray – the pellets are placed in fiber pots or planting trays
Instructions on how to grow and look after your herbs
Larger kits also sometimes contain planters for transplanting the herbs once they have germinated and grown into small plants
Advantages of Kits
- Herbs ready to harvest indoors – no treks out into the garden with a torch in the pouring rain. The herbs are there when you want them
- Can grow all year round – because indoor temperature conditions are more likely than not to be constant throughout the year
- Great for small apartments – The smaller kits can be put on window shelves
- Easy to care for – its easy to make sure the herbs are getting the sun when it shines and that you are watering them regularly
- Good way to begin herb growing – this is without doubt an easy and painless way to start herb gardening
Disadvantages of Kits
- Only small quantities of herbs – at least for the starter kits
- Limited range of herbs – only those suited to to the limited space in the pots provided and to indoor temperature conditions
- Need to start over when herbs have been used up
Some kits overcome these disadvantages by offering planters to which herbs can be transplanted outside once they become big.
Where Can Herb Growing Kits be Purchased?
Herb growing kits are very widely available. The basic kits are marketed widely as presents and can readily be purchased on Amazon and at nurseries and garden centers.
Happy herb growing,
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